Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 234 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Although he was tired.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Splashed in the river. (d) Our teacher.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a sweet mango!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in Kochi starts in january.” (a) starts (b) january (c) fair (d) big
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Since it was late. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) My grandmother. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “riya met Rohan at the station in Patna.” (a) in (b) riya (c) met (d) the
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Flew high in the sky.
15. 15.Imran wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) round (c) glad
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in bhopal on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav a poem writes every week. (b) Manav writes every week a poem. (c) Writes Manav a poem every week. (d) Manav writes a poem every week.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The red kite.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
20. 20.Omkar wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) wooden (c) calm
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Patna in november.” (a) uncle (b) november (c) in (d) from
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “a” (b) after “out” (c) after “The” (d) after “lights”
23. 23.Saanvi wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) hungry
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Shimla for diwali last year.” (a) went (b) year (c) last (d) diwali
26. 26.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Dev wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) silent (c) noisy
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Meera the library on Fridays. (b) Meera visits on Fridays the library. (c) Meera the library visits on Fridays. (d) Meera visits the library on Fridays.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in indore starts in july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “vikram and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
34. 34.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “farhan lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “race” (b) after “cheered” (c) after “Arjun” (d) after “for”
38. 38.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which of these is a command? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) How is Kabir travelling to school? (c) Omkar reads a storybook at night. (d) Sit down quietly.

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